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Могу вслед за С. Брином называть ту страну Нигерией на морозе. Тоже подходит...

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Он сказал не на морозе, а в снегу :)

As we became drunker, Mr. Brin indulged a few questions not related to Google.

What did he think about the Middle East?
Not interested: "They'll keep on at each other until they get tired", he said of the antagonists.

One of us was about to travel in Russia. Did he have any advice?
"Bring a bodyguard."

Russia could now produce nearly as much oil and natural gas as the entire Persian Gulf. What were the geopolitical implications?
"Russia is Nigeria with snow. Do you really want a bunch of criminal cowboys controlling the world's energy supply?"

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